Thread: T.O to play for the falcons?

An Eagle could be taking flight.


As a war of words between Eagles president Joe Banner and Terrell Owens heats up, T.O. told CSS SportsNite in Atlanta on Thursday that he is willing to leave Philly if the team won't redo his contract, which still has six years remaining on a $49 million deal.

"It doesn't bother me," Owens said about Banner's comments. "When it all boils down to it, I'm doing what's best for my family. Not to stir anything up, but I don't really have to play for the Eagles, to be honest. I can go play with any other team and still be productive.

"If [Banner] feels that way, then get rid of me," he continued. "I have no gripes, no ill feelings toward any of the players on that team. This is business. They know how business is conducted. I've told them what I'm doing is for my family. If they can't understand that -- and if they feel like I'm a no-nonsense guy -- he wants to talk about Drew and I -- if we're problems then I feel like we can be adults about it. Trade me. Release me, and we can part ways like adults."

Owens has a specific idea of where he'd like to be traded.

"If Joe Banner can give Drew Rosenhaus permission to seek a trade," he told SportsNite, "who knows, Atlanta might be on the list of people that I could play for."

Owens' comments came after Banner criticized the receiver and agent Drew Rosenhaus in the Philadelphia Daily News.

"If we were dealing with somebody who was looking at this logically and was going to come to a common-sense conclusion, you'd say [he'll report to camp on time]," Banner told the Daily News. "But you're dealing with two people here who, frankly, don't think in common-sense terms. Anything can happen. They're not going to necessarily do what makes sense."

Rosenhaus told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the odds of Owens reporting to training camp on time are "50-50." Owens himself told CSS SportsNite on Thursday that, despite the possible fines, he likely won't attend camp. The Daily News, citing a source in the NFL players' association with knowledge of Owens' contract, reported that the Eagles could fine T.O. five-sixths of the $2.25 million signing bonus Owens received after being traded last year, meaning Owens could be out $1.87 million.

man, i hope TO doesnt play for the falcons next year.

I actually rather he play for the falcons than for the Eagles. Vick can't pass worth doodoo and TO is going to be going crazy on him on the sidelines. It'll be fun. Trust me

"michaelmazid" wrote:

I actually rather he play for the falcons than for the Eagles. Vick can't pass worth doodoo and TO is going to be going crazy on him on the sidelines. It'll be fun. Trust me

Excatly. T.O. will be whining to Vick about "you don't pass the ball to me enough, you keep passing it to Alge".

"michaelmazid" wrote:

I actually rather he play for the falcons than for the Eagles. Vick can't pass worth doodoo and TO is going to be going crazy on him on the sidelines. It'll be fun. Trust me

i dunno, i think if we want the vikes to go to the SB this year, i hope he stays with the eagles. why?

because right now, the eagles seem in a messed up position no matter what happens with TO. i hope TO stays, because it seems to be screwing with thier team chemistry.

now, if TO goes to the falcons, the eagles chemistry is probably back to normal. and then he'll be in honeymoon land with the falcons for a year. and the falcons will tear up the nfl until next year when the honeymoon is over.

Maybe he will end up in Baltimore after all...wouldn't that be funny! T-HO SUCKS!!!

Vick killed Peerless Price's career maybe he can kill the rest of TO's. I don't really care where he goes long as he shuts up sooner or later.

The Eagles should trade T.O. to the CFL.....wish that could be done....

"fred3105" wrote:

Vick killed Peerless Price's career maybe he can kill the rest of TO's. I don't really care where he goes long as he shuts up sooner or later.

how about it! only career Vick bulstered was crumpler, mostly because vick can only throw accurrately up to 10 yards.

TO is just talking out of his azzz. He wouldn't be caught within 1000 miles of Michael Vick. That boy couldn't throw an accurate pass to save his life.